Without his belt kit, he had run out of ammunition, and was captured as he attempted to take the vehicle. I have no idea what they would have done and whether any of the other missions encountered problems or went ok. Storm Command (book) also refers to Gulf operations by the SAS, and Peter DLB also mentions gulf operations. In addition to using all of Mitchell's characters' pseudonyms, the names of the three deceased patrol members, Phillips, Consiglio and Lane were also changed for the film. Being able to follow through on the things that you need to do on a day to day, week to week, month to month.

The men ofBravo One Zerostepped off the chopper, took one look at the flat desert devoid of any cover and decided no way were they deploying into all of that. Interspersed with this story are some of the key moments in Des Powell's career, from his initial attempt at selection for the SAS - which, aside from the intensive and gruelling exercises he needed to endure, ended in pretty grim fashion - through to some of the happier moments in his private life and the near miss moments in his career that make you wonder just how many cats he had to barter will to obtain some of their extra lives. This plan was complicated by the incorrect location of the initial landing site; the patrol reached the designated emergency pickup point, but the helicopter never appeared. Cambridgeshire SAS veteran, and second in command of Bravo Three Zero, Des Powell reveals their story in gritty, blow-by-blow detail, and explains how their actions as well as an element of luck, led to their achievements becoming the stuff of elite forces legend. SAS Bravo Three Zerocontinues Damien’s iconic elite forces series:Churchill’s Secret Warriors,The Nazi Hunters,Hunting The Nazi Bomb,SAS Ghost Patrol,SAS Italian Job,SAS Shadow Raiders,SAS Band of BrothersandSAS Great Escapes.And then one day Paul said we’re going to have a meeting with Damien Lewis, and I said, who is Damien Lewis? And with these last answers, I should have thanked Des and finished the interview, as I had taken quite a chunk of his time. Interesting that the now retired WO2 author manages to switch back to the voice of a (frankly) gobby Para Cpl who had yet to learn to control aggression. According to the SAS daily record log kept during that time, a TACBE transmission from the patrol was received on 24 January. Anyone expecting a 'hunt 'em down, brass 'em up' story of Scud destruction and fast vehicle borne action is going to be sorely disappointed.

Co-written with Sunday Times no 1 bestseller Damien Lewis, Des Powell takes readers into the dessert and behind enemy lines. There were three SAS patrols that fateful January 1991 morning: Bravo One Zero, Bravo Two Zero (Andy McNab) and Bravo Three Zero. One of those questions, and the next one I ask Des, is naming the most challenging moment his team experienced on the ground. We remember those who gave their lives in service of their country and with remembrance Sunday this weekend.Now, for the first time, SAS veteran and second in command of Bravo Three Zero, Des Powell - who lives in Peterborough - reveals their story in gritty, blow-by-blow detail.